The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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In Politics , we have numerous advisers , most of them patriots in proportion to their interests , who counsel us to go with their party , right or wrong . In this matter , our own judgments should be well informed , and guide us .
In Politics , we have numerous advisers , most of them patriots in proportion to their interests , who counsel us to go with their party , right or wrong . In this matter , our own judgments should be well informed , and guide us .
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To know what , how , and when to advise ; is a matter too little understood , and less practised . If we wish the seed sown to take root , we must mellow the soil by proper cultivation . So in giving advice , we must first gain the ...
To know what , how , and when to advise ; is a matter too little understood , and less practised . If we wish the seed sown to take root , we must mellow the soil by proper cultivation . So in giving advice , we must first gain the ...
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To balance , properly , HOPE and ' FEAR , in children , is a matter of high importance , and of rare attain Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy .
To balance , properly , HOPE and ' FEAR , in children , is a matter of high importance , and of rare attain Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy .
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... to be acceptable to some modern ears , not hearts , must be trimmed , like a Parisian bonnet , with all the ribbons of a brilliant fancy , and flowers of rhetoric ; good sense and sound logic being a secondary matter .
... to be acceptable to some modern ears , not hearts , must be trimmed , like a Parisian bonnet , with all the ribbons of a brilliant fancy , and flowers of rhetoric ; good sense and sound logic being a secondary matter .
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It is a fair business transaction , ” say they , the law intervenes ; abused confidence , ; honour , integrity , justice and conscience ; have no part or lot in the matter . We will obey the law , “ and make it honorable .
It is a fair business transaction , ” say they , the law intervenes ; abused confidence , ; honour , integrity , justice and conscience ; have no part or lot in the matter . We will obey the law , “ and make it honorable .
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | L.C. Judson, 1849 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 19 Nov 2015 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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